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Travel & Hostel Links

Planning your trip

  • BUG
    No, not as in "bedbug" - it´s the Backpackers´ Ultimate Guide. This website is probably older than the internet itself. It was the first website with uncensored, authentic user reviews about hostels and lots of invaluable information about how to live it up without blowing the budget has been added since the early days. Hats off to Tim Uden!
    http://www.bug.co.uk/

  • How to see the World
    European and World Backpacking; in 25 chapters, 100,000 words, and 120 illustrations is How to See the World. Written by an independent traveler of 35 countries via eight economical tours, this complete online guide has tips, commentary, and humor for travelers of every kind.
    http://www.artoftravel.com/

  • Expedia
    The premier online travel planning and flight-booking site. Purchase airline tickets online, find vacation packages, and make hotel and car reservations, find maps, destination information, travel news and more.
    http://www.expedia.com/

  • Travellerspoint
    Travel community offering forums, travelogues, trip planning guides, and other useful travel tools.
    http://www.travellerspoint.com/

  • Trip Advisor
    Another popular site full of travellers´ rants and raves about hotels, hostels, restaurants, tours, you name it. Has a good forum, too.
    http://www.tripadvisor.com/

  • Virtual Tourist
    Similar to the one above.
    http://www.virtualtourist.com/

  • Traveldodo
    On this site you can zoom in on a map to the places you want to visit and read "do" and "don´t" reviews of other travellers. Pretty good idea. Quite popular site with lots of random tips!
    http://www.traveldodo.com/

  • Places Online
    All-purpose travel planner with guides, maps, images, videos and booking for flights, cars, hotels and hostels
    http://www.placesonline.com/

  • Travoholic
    http://www.travoholic.com/

  • Backpacking Guide
    http://www.the-backpacking-site.com/

  • Euro-Backpacker
    http://www.euro-backpacker.com/

  • The Backpacker
    http://www.thebackpacker.net/

 

Travel Forums

 


Hostel directories

  • TFT Hostels
    This very cool new site combines the directories of all major hostel booking websites into a single interface, saving you time and money. You can easily compare the availabilities and prices the hostels have set on various booking websites to make sure you get the best possible deal. 
    http://www.tfthostels.com/ 

 

Tours

  • Busabout
    Busabout Explorer is our partner in Vienna since 2000 and in Munich since we opened there in 2004. They offer a unique hop-on / hop-off, hostel door to hostel door travel network throughout Europe. Very good if you appreciate the benefits of a tour like having an in-the-know guide at hand while still insisting on the independence to go where you like when you like. Their road crew are a crazy funny bunch and there is a lot of fun to be had with the fellow Busabouters, too. Busabout Adventures offers groundbreaking tours throughout Europe and North Africa. We highly recommend both.
    http://www.busabout.com/

  • Flying Puli
    Hop-on / hop-off door-to-door travel network in Central & Eastern Europe
    http://www.flyingpuli.com/

 

Transport

  • Air Ninja
    Helps you to find budget airline flights
    http://www.airninja.com/

  • Sky Scanner
    Does exactly the same
    http://www.skyscanner.net/

  • Eurolines
    Europe´s version of Greyhound
    http://www.eurolines.com/

  • Train connections
    Every country in has its own railway network. The wacky Brits have even several of them.  Navigating through all their websites in search for train connections can easily drive you crazy. The Germans, efficient as they are known to be, have solved the problem. The website of Deutsche Bahn knows every train everywhere and even speaks your language. Applause! Here you go:
    http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

 

Fun Stuff

 

DESTINATION LINKS: EUROPE 

Austria

Salzburg:
YoHo (International Youth Hostel)
A very good hostel, close to the center and recently renovated. The in-house bar is the best Salzburg´s stale nightlife has to offer.
http://www.yoho.at/

Muffin Hostel
A new summer hostel in Salzburg, open July and August.
http://www.salzburghostel.com

Grünau:
We assume Grünau, an unremarkable village in Upper Austria´s Almtal valley is not high on your places-to-visit-list. The Treehouse Backpacker Hotel should make you think twice! The scenery is really lovely, summer and winter alike, a ski lift is within easy walking distance and last but not least, we know no other 40-bed-hostel with two bars. We have spent a few memorable weekends there as well as some we don´t remember!
http://www.treehousehotel.net/

Bad Gastein:
A glorious old Austrian Ski resort. The Euro Youth Hotel is in a former 4-star-hotel with an unbeatable location: the ski lift and the train station are just across the street.
          http://www.euro-youth-hotel.at/

Kitzbühel:
Snowbunny´s Backpackers 
http://www.snowbunnys.co.uk/

Kirchberg: (right next to Kitzbühel)
Club Habitat 
http://www.clubhabitat.at/

Linz:
Youth Hotel Linz 
http://www.youthotel-linz.at/

Innsbruck:
Nepomuk´s 
http://www.nepomuks.at/

Jugendherberge/Pension St. Nikolaus
http://www.hostelnikolaus.at/

Belgium

Use-It
That´s a Belgian youth travel information office, making most informative and witty maps of Ghent, Antwerp, Bruges and Brussels. Their website is well worth checking out.
http://www.use-it.be/ 


Antwerp:
New International YouthHotel
http://www.youthhotel.be/

Bruges:
Snuffel
http://www.snuffel.be/

St. Christopher´s at the Bauhaus
http://www.bauhaus.be/

Brussels:
A bunch of hostels on one website
          http://www.brusselsyouthhostels.be/

Bulgaria

Plovdiv:
Plovdiv Guesthouse
          http://www.plovdivguest.com/

Sofia:
Sofia Guesthouse
          http://www.sofiaguest.com/

Croatia

Korcula Accomodation
Online bookings of apartments, rooms, houses, hotels, sailing boats, yachts and lighthouses in the Adriatic. Huge database.
          http://www.korcula-accommodation.com/ind_eng.htm

Zagreb:
Hostel Lika
          http://www.hostel-lika.com/

Makarska:
Makarska Apartments
          http://www.apartments-makarska.com/

Czech Republic

Prague:
Czech Inn
A superb new hostel
          http://www.czech-inn.com/

Sir Toby´s Hostel
Well-established hostel with excellent reputation
          http://www.sirtobys.com/

Miss Sophie´s Hostel
Same management as Sir Toby´s, equally super
          http://www.miss-sophies.com/

Old Prague Hostel / Prague Square Hostel
Fantastic locations and excellent facilities.
          http://www.oldpraguehostel.com/
          http://www.praguesquarehostel.com/
These two sister hostels also have a common website with tons uf useful information and links about Prague:
          http://www.praguecentralhostels.com/

Boathouse Hostel
A wonderful place to stay, nice location close to the river but a little further from the center
          http://www.hostelboathouse.com/

Lion Hostel
Not your typical party hostel if that´s not your cup of tea. Only private rooms, with TV and fridge, decent location, friendly staff and fair prices.
          http://www.prague-lion.com/

Traveller´s Hostel
Has also hostels in Cesky Krumlov, Brno and Trebic
          http://www.travellers.cz/

Hostel Atlas
          http://www.hostelatlas.cz/

Hostel U Melonu
          http://www.hostelumelounu.cz/

Hostel City Center
          http://www.hostel-citycenter.cz/

The Golden Sickle
          http://www.goldensickle.com/

Hostel Elf
          http://www.hostelelf.com/

Dizzy Daisy Hostel
          http://www.hostelpraha.com/

Cesky Krumlov:
Krumlov House
As Krumau (as we call the place in German) is only a few hours away we have already been there several times. This lovely small American-owned hostel is where we have stayed - and where we will stay again.
          http://www.krumlovhostel.com/


France

Paris:
Fat Tire Bike Tours
Awesome Bike and Segway tours
          http://www.fattirebiketoursparis.com/

Nice:
Villa Saint Exupery
The best youth hostel in town - it´s in a former monastery. Member of EUROPE FAMOUS HOSTELS. Half the clients extend their stay.
          http://www.vsaint.com/



Germany

German Backpacker Network
An association of independent backpacker hostels in Germany. We think what they do is good and have told them we want to join in to support this idea, but they said "no" because hostel chains like us are evil. Well. Germany is not only famous for all its great philosophers, but also for some really stupid ideas. Anyway, we still like what they do.
http://www.backpacker-network.de/


Just Germany
Online Germany travel guide including hotels, museums, shopping, nightlife, where to eat, transportation, useful telephones and weather.
http://www.justgermany.org/

Frankfurt:
Five Elements Hostel
Brand-new hostel within spitting distance of the main train station and 24/7 bar&reception
          http://www.5elementshostel.de/

Cologne:
Station Hostel
          http://www.hostel-cologne.de/

Dresden:
Lollis Homestay
          http://www.lollishome.de/

Top Hostels Dresden
          http://www.dresden-hostels.com/

Hamburg:
Schanzenstern Hostels
          http://www.schanzenstern.de/

Superbude
A new, stylish hotel/hostel. Do I want to be alone or with another person, would I also be willing to share? 2x2 makes four, and the fun is all the more!
          http://www.superbude.de/

Leipzig:
Central Globetrotter
          http://www.globetrotter-leipzig.de/

Sleepy Lion
          http://www.hostel-leipzig.de/

 

Greece

Athens:
Athenstyle
Athenstyle Beds, Suites & Bar is a centrally located budget hotel and hostel in Athens. The hostel offers shared rooms, studio flats with kitchenette and view on the Acropolis and an amazing roof terrace on the top floor!
          http://www.athenstyle.com/

Hungary

Budapest:
Backpack Guesthouse
The oldest independent hostel in town. Slightly out of town, but otherwise Attila´s and Bori´s place is just like a good hostel should be. We have stayed there more than once. Good times!
          http://www.backpackbudapest.hu/

Corvin Point Hostel
A new small hostel with excellent location and state-of-the-art facilities. Has apartments, too.
          http://www.corvinpoint.com/

Mandragora Hostel
          http://www.mandragorahostel.com/

Locomotive Hostel
          http://www.locomotive-hostel-budapest.com/

Marco Polo Hostel
          http://www.marcopolohostel.com/

Homemade Hostel
          http://www.homemadehostel.com/

Broadway Hostel
          http://www.broadwayhostel.hu/

Various Summer Hostels
          http://www.hostels.hu/

Lake Balaton:
Hullám Hostel
          http://www.balatonhostel.hu/

Ireland

Galway:
Snoozles
A new, modern, clean and friendly hostel in the centre of Galway city.
          http://www.snoozleshostelgalway.ie/


Italy

Rome:
Hostels Alessandro
They have two hostels in Rome - "Downtown" and "Palace". We have stayed in the "Palace" and certainly enjoyed our stay. Nice double rooms with other furniture than just a plain bed, air condition, super-clean bathroom, excellent location very close to the station. Oh, and then there is free pizza every other day!
          http://www.hostelsalessandro.com/

Plus Villages
          http://www.plusvillages.com/

Freedom Traveller Hostel
          http://www.freedom-traveller.it/

Carlito´s Way Hostel
          http://www.rome-hotel-carlitosway.com/

Cristina House Hostel / B&B
          http://www.cristinahouse.com

Pensione Ottaviano
          http://www.pensioneottaviano.com/

Sandy Hostel
          http://www.sandyhostel.com/

Yellow Hostel
          http://www.yellowhostel.com/

Salvador B&B
          http://www.salvadorbb.com/

B&B Le Terrazze
          http://www.bb-leterrazze.it/

Two Ducks Hostel
          http://www.twoduckshostel.com/

Litus Roma Hostel
          http://www.litusroma.com/

Veneto Inn B&B
          http://www.venetoinnroma.it/

Naples:
Hostel of the Sun
          http://www.hostelnapoli.com/

Various Hostels in Naples
          http://www.hostelsofnaples.com/

Bella Capri Hostel & Hotel
          http://www.bellacapri.it/

Venice:
Lagoon Hostel
          http://www.lagoonhostel.com/

Ostello Venezia
          http://www.ostellovenezia.it/

Ischia Island:
Ring Hostel
          http://www.ringhostel.com/

Latvia

Riga:
Riga Old Town Hostel
          http://www.rigaoldtownhostel.lv/

Netherlands

Amsterdam:
Shelter Hostel
          http://www.shelter.nl/

Norway

Oslo:
Anker Hostel
          http://www.ankerhostel.no/

Poland

Warsaw:
Okidoki Hostel
Yes, it´s okidoki to stay there, we say!
          http://www.okidoki.pl/

Dizzy Daisy Hostel
Cheap accomodation in Warsaw's centre.
          http://www.warszawahostel.pl/

Hostel Helvetia
          http://www.hostel-helvetia.pl/

Krakow:
Mama´s Hostels
A remarkably friendly and efficient set of hostels. We have stayed at the one right by the main square (and liked it) - a second one has recently been added as well as another one with only double rooms. Highly recommended!
          http://www.mamashostel.com.pl/

Travellers Inn Hostel
A good and well-located hostel with a few unusual perks: free dinner once a week and some bicycles for free use for the guests, along with free advice where to ride them to. Free city walks on weekends. Free coffee all day long and lots of music to chose from in the common room.
Has also private rooms in a second property in the old town.
          http://www.travellersinnhostel.pl/
Check out what´s going on in town here:
          http://www.travellersinn.pl/hostelblog/

Stranger Hostel
Appears in the Lonely Planet´s "Blue List", so we take it it´s a really cool one. Has a branch in Wroclav, too.
          http://www.strangerhostel.com/

Greg & Tom Hostel
Another one with an excellent reputation. Guess the names of the owners! :-)
          http://www.gregtomhostel.com/

Momotown Hostel
          http://www.momotownhostel.com/

Bling Bling
Has our sympathy for the funniest hostel name ever.
          http://www.blingbling.pl/

Dizzy Daisy Fafik
Fair rates, lots of rooms, central location!
          http://hostelcracow.com/

Sky Hostel
          http://www.skyhostel.com.pl/

Atlantis Hostel
          http://www.atlantishostel.pl/

Premium Hostel
          http://www.premiumhostel.pl/

Arshostel
          http://www.arshostel.pl/

Trzy Kafki Hostels
          http://www.trzykafki.pl/

Wroclav:
Boogie Hostel
          http://www.boogiehostel.com/

HiWay Hostel
          http://www.hiwayhostel.pl/

Dizzy Daisy Hostel
          http://www.wroclawhostel.pl/

Poznan:
Dizzy Daisy Hostel
          http://www.poznanhostel.pl/


Zakopane:
Guesthouse Benita
Lovely place to stay, family-run, very welcoming. Beautiful timber attic bedrooms (only private rooms), good kitchen and large modern common room. About 2km up the mountains from the station, but close to the ski lifts and trails. Excellent value.
          http://www.benita.com.pl/

Portugal

Lisbon:
Albergo Odisseo
Fantastic new hostel in the heart of town, good views, enthusiastic staff.
          http://www.albergoolisipo.com/

Inside Lisbon Tours
          http://www.insidelisbon.com/

Romania


Brasov:
Kismet Dao Hostel
          http://www.kismetdao.com/

Nasaud (Transylvania):
Us-the-Locals!
          http://www.transylvaniatravel.from.ro/

Russia

St. Petersburg:
Cuba Hostel
          http://www.cubahostel.ru/

Serbia

Belgrade:
Belgrade Eye
Cool new hostel in a very good location.
          http://www.belgradeeye.com/

Slovakia

Bratislava
Red Star Hostel
A very cool, new hostel, Soviet-style for you travelling comrades!
          http://www.hostelredstar.com/

Patio Hostel
          http://www.hostelinbratislava.com/

Slovenia

Ljubljana:
Hostel Celica
Chances are you have never heard of Slovenia, let alone the name of the capital city, let alone how to pronounce it. You should go there! If not for  this charming city - to stay in this really cool hostel!
          http://www.souhostel.com/ 
 

Spain


Madrid:
Cat´s Hostel
          http://www.catshostel.com/

Mad Hostel
          http://www.madhostel.com/

Barcelona:
Kabul Hostel
They say "if you want to sleep stay elsewhere". That´s brutally honest and we adore honesty. The Kabul is one of Europe´s most famous party hostels. Highly recommended - we have stayed there many times (and never slept very much).
          http://www.kabul.es/

Hello BCN Hostel
If wasting yourself is not your cup of tea, this is the place where you can get some sleep. A modern, fun and friendly youth hostel with excellent facilities. Quite a few of our staff have already stayed there - and would do it again!
          http://www.hellobcnhostel.com/

Garden House
Is it time to put your feet up? Do that in a well-designed and laid-back hostel with a nice garden! Not exactly in the center of town, but easy to get to by metro. Has a branch in Valencia, too.
          http://www.feetuphostels.com/

Barcelona Mar Hostel
          http://www.barcelonamar.com/


Valencia:
Hilux Hostel
Fantastic place to stay in Barrio Carmen, with bars and restaurants really close, but tucked away in a quiet street. Has heaps of character with each room individually designed (some quite fun & crazily!). Hilux is a branch of Feetup Hostels, which runs another excellent hostel in Barcelona (the "Garden House").
          http://www.feetuphostels.com/


Seville
Samay Hostel
Another great hostel under "Feet Up" management. All mod cons with smartcard access, communal kitchen and all rooms en suite & with air condition. Fantastic roof terrace.
          http://www.feetuphostels.com/  
         


Switzerland


Interlaken:
Interlaken Adventure
          http://www.interlakenadventure.com/

Alpin Raft
          http://www.alpinraft.com/

Alplodge Hotel
          http://www.alplodge.com/

Happy Inn Lodge
          http://www.happy-inn.com

Gryon:
Swiss Alps Retreat
          http://www.gryon.com/


United Klingon

UK Trail
A very good travel site for the UK - lots of reviews about hostels, tours, recommended reading.
http://www.uktrail.com/

London:
Palmers Lodge
Calls itself a "Boutique Backpackers" - that sounds like another BS slogan, but we say: this hostel is quite unique. Why? Because it´s  decent and it´s in London. A rare combination! We like it because it´s in a beautiful listed building, has decent facilities and is kept pretty clean. Downers: it´s in zone 2 and the bar closes at eleven.
          http://www.palmerslodge.co.uk/

Picadilly Backpackers
          http://www.piccadillyhotel.net/

Ashlee House
          http://www.ashleehouse.co.uk/

Liverpool:
Nightingale Lodge
          http://www.thenightingalelodge.co.uk/

Norfolk:
Deepdale Farm
          http://www.deepdalefarm.co.uk/



DESTINATION LINKS: PLANET EARTH

Asia

Seoul, Korea
Hostel Korea
A very safe, comfortable and affordable homestay-like place at the heart of downtown´s arts, shopping and entertainment scene. Great location near Subway. Friendly English-speaking staff, free internet, washing machine, microwave, free breakfast. 
          http://www.hostelkorea.com/

Australia

Hobart:
Central City Backpackers
          http://www.centralcityhobart.com/

Latin America

Minihostels network is about you finding quality unique hostels while traveling around South America.
http://www.minihostels.com/

Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Colonial Hostel
They have bribed us with a bottle of red wine to recommend their hostel. Malbec, Mendoza, 2004, "Diego Armando Maradona". Delicious! Red wine from Argentina is as divine as Diego´s hand. We highly recommend to stay at Colonial Hostel. Cheers for the wine!
          http://www.hostelcolonial.com.ar/

Trip Recoleta Hostel
Located in a trendy neighborhood; has a cool rooftop sundeck
          http://www.triprecoletahostel.com.ar/

B.A. Stop Hostel
Nice homelike hostel in the best possible location of downtown Buenos Aires!
          http://www.bastop.com/

The Garden House
          http://www.gardenhouseba.com.ar/

Hostal Don Sancho
          http://www.hostaldonsancho.com.ar/

Sandanzas Cultural Hostel
          http://www.sandanzas.com.ar/

Rumbo Baires
          http://www.rumbobaires.com.ar/

Bait Hostel
          http://www.baitba.com/

La Menesunda Hostel
Pagina web con un intro barbaro!
          http://www.lamenesundahostel.com.ar/

Salta, Argentina:
Backpacker´s World
          http://www.backpackerssalta.com/

Las Rejas Hostel B&B
          http://www.lasrejashostel.com.ar/

Destino Exotico Adventure Tourism and Service
          http://www.destinoexotico.com/ 

Costa Rica (various locations):
Pangea Hostels
          http://www.hostelpangea.com/



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